paradise papers

Leaders of the UK’s overseas territories gather in London today.The focus will be on disaster relief and improving resilience to climate change. As many of these economies are reliant on financial secrecy and low tax, the time has come to discuss how overseas territories might transition away from this status quo, says Christian Aid.

Tax Justice UK, the country’s leading campaigning organisation dedicated to fighting for a fairer tax system, has called on the Prime Minister to take the action needed to tackle tax avoidance in the wake of the release of the Paradise Papers.

With links to the Queen, Donald Trump and the Premier League, the Paradise Paper leaks, revealing the secrets of off-shore tax havens, shows just how endemic this Global system of secrecy is. "Enough is enough", says Christian Aid.